Court Approves TSA Body Scans, But Calls For Public Comment

Posted by Soulskill on Sunday July 17, 2011 @12:15AM from the in-the-case-of-the-people-vs-the-peepers dept.

OverTheGeicoE writes "The District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals has finally issued a ruling (PDF) on EPIC v. DHS, a lawsuit seeking suspension of the use of body scanners for primary screening pending an independent review that would include a public comment period. According to the summary, the court 'grant[s] the petition for review' but 'due to the obvious need for the TSA to continue its airport security operations without interruption, we remand the rule to the TSA but do not vacate it.' In short, the TSA is required to open up their policy for public comment, but they can continue to use the scanners in the meantime and most likely afterward. This doesn't sound like much of a victory for EPIC or the U.S. public."

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The Public is Fickle by GoodBuddy · 2011-07-17 01:16 · Score: 1, Troll

They are upset by the intrusiveness of body scanning. However, when terrorists bring down another airplane they will readily accept this type of procedure. And they will complain about how the government hasn't done enough to protect them.
Re:we could take back control... by TheVelvetFlamebait · 2011-07-17 08:08 · Score: 0, Troll

Yes, this is the entire foundation of modern science.
Wait, so the entire foundation of modern science is to ignore all previous findings before you, and work them out again for yourself? Is it just me, or does that seem a tad inefficient?

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